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Sane Visual Editor

Locks down the TinyMCE visual editor with a sane set of buttons that will help your authors to not insert disruptive styles.

By Matt Wiebe·Admin·Free
2(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 14 years ago
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As of April 2026, Sane Visual Editor is a WordPress admin plugin with 10 active installations and a 2/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.

2/51 reviews
10active installs
3.6K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

Locks down the TinyMCE visual editor with a sane set of buttons that will help your authors to not insert disruptive styles.

3rd-party buttons are maintained, so your other plugins should keep working if they add buttons.

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

21 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.2+ requiredTested up to false
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0

  • Initial release
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Matt WiebeMatt Wiebe
Plugin Info
Version
1.0
Last Updated
Nov 2, 2011
WP Requires
3.2+
Tested Up To
false
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
3.6K+
Added
Nov 2, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

admineditortinymcevisual editor

Developer

M
Matt Wiebe
4 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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